BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's
BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's
Latest Episodes
Ep 118 - Risky Business: The Costliest Assumptions for Medicare Families
In part one of BrainStorm’s look at Medicare open enrollment, host Meryl Comer talks with Alison Schneider, Director of Market Access Policy and Strategy at ADVIHealth and a former public health policy professional at the CDC, about why open en...
Ep 117 - Beyond Amyloid: Why Protecting Synapses Could Change Alzheimer's Prevention with Dr. Frank Longo
Blood tests and brain scans can now show signs of Alzheimer's up to 20 years before symptoms appear. So what can we do with that head start? Meryl Comer talks with Dr. Frank Longo, Stanford neurologist and founder and board chairman of Pharmatr...
Ep 116 - Leading in Public, Caregiving in Private with Angela Williams
Angela Williams spent decades building a career that culminated in leading United Way Worldwide — a global network serving 48 million people across 36 countries. What almost no one knew was that she was simultaneously managing the escalating ca...
Ep 115 - The Calls You Can't Answer: Building a Voice Bridge for Dementia Caregivers with Kirstin Thomas
Caregivers of people with dementia know the toll of repetitive, anxiety-driven phone calls — sometimes dozens or even a hundred a day. On this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer talks with Kirstin Thomas, co-founder of KindredMind, about t...
Ep 114: Your Mouth, Your Brain - The Oral Health-Alzheimer's Connection with Dr. Rasetto
Your mouth may be doing more than you think — it could be a gateway to your brain. In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer sits down with Dr. Flavio Rasetto, a Washington DC-based prosthodontist and University of Maryland Schoo...